India, April 17 -- Around 15,000 tenement owners in Dharavi could be excluded from the Adani Group-led redevelopment project of one of Asia's largest slums, as the deadline to submit documents proving eligibility to avail of alternate housing units ended on April 15, according to officials.

Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL), the special purpose vehicle responsible for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), will now begin reviewing the documents submitted by April 15, according to a statement from the company. The earlier deadline to submit the documents was March 31, which was extended by a fortnight.

"We are now preparing the draft Annexure-II based on documents received from areas where the household survey has been ...